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Histories 1.61

Civilis spared; provinces join

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Hist. 1.61.1Iūlius deinde Cīvīlis perīculō exēmptus, praepotēns inter Batāvōs, nē suppliciō eius ferōx gēns aliēnārētur.Next Julius Civilis was spared from danger, a man very powerful among the Batavians, lest that fierce nation be alienated by his execution. Hist. 1.61.1Et erant in cīvitāte Lingonum octō Batāvōrum cohortēs, quartae decimae legiōnis auxilia, tum discordiā temporum ā legiōne dīgressae, prōut inclīnāssent, grande mōmentum sociae aut adversae.And there were in the state of the Lingones eight Batavian cohorts, auxiliaries of the Fourteenth Legion, which had then separated from the legion in the discord of the times, a great weight, whichever way they leaned, as allies or as enemies. Hist. 1.61.1Nōnium, Donatium, Rōmilium, Calpurnium centuriōnēs, dē quibus suprā rettulimus, occīdī iussit, damnātōs fideī crīmine, gravissimō inter dēscīscentīs.The centurions Nonius, Donatius, Romilius and Calpurnius, of whom we spoke above, he ordered to be put to death, condemned on the charge of loyalty, the gravest charge among rebels. Hist. 1.61.1Accessēre partibus Valerius Asiāticus, Belgicae prōvinciae lēgātus, quem mox Vitellius generum adscīvit, et Iūnius Blaesus, Lugdūnēnsis Galliae rēctor, cum Italicā legiōne et alā Tauriānā Lugdūnī tendentibus.There joined the party Valerius Asiaticus, legate of the province of Belgica, whom Vitellius soon took as his son-in-law, and Junius Blaesus, governor of Lugdunese Gaul, with the Italian Legion and the Taurian cavalry squadron, quartered at Lugdunum.

Hist. 1.61.1Nec in Raeticīs cōpiīs mora quō minus statim adiungerentur: nē in Britanniā quidem dubitātum.Nor was there any delay among the forces in Raetia in joining at once: not even in Britain was there hesitation.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (70 words)
deinde, adv.then, next
perīculum, -ī, n.danger, peril, risk
eximō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptustake away, remove; use up (a day)
praepotēns, -entisvery powerful
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
supplicium, -ī, n.punishment, torture
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
ferōx, -ōcis, adj.fierce, savage
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
aliēnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake another's; estrange; (of the mind) unsettle
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
octō (indecl.)eight
cohors, cohortis f.cohort (a tenth of a legion); company
quartus, -a, -umfourth
decimus, -a, -umtenth
legiō, -ōnis f.legion
auxilium, -ī, n.help, aid
tum, adv.then, at that time
discordia, -ae f.disagreement, discord, strife
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
dīgredior, -gredī, -gressus sumgo away, part, separate
prōut (conj.)just as, according as
inclīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbend, lean; incline, tend
grandis, -elarge, big
mōmentum, -ī n.weight, importance; levī mōmentō: as a slight matter
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
centuriō, -ōnis m.centurion (officer commanding about 80 men)
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.above, before
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsuscut down, kill
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
damnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumcondemn
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
crīmen, -inis n.charge, accusation; crime
gravis, -eheavy; severe, grievous, serious
dēscīscō, -ere, -scīvī, -scītumbreak away, revolt, desert (from: ab)
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
Belgicus, -a, -umof the Belgae; Gallia Belgica: the province of Belgic Gaul
prōvincia, -ae f.province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
lēgātus, -ī, m.ambassador
mox, adv.soon
gener, -erī m.son-in-law
adscīscō, -ere, -scīvī, -scītustake up, admit, attach to oneself (as an ally)
Lugdūnēnsis, -eof Lugdunum (Lyon); Gallia Lugdunensis, the province
rēctor, -ōris m.ruler, guide, director
cum, prep, with abl.with
Italicus, -a, -umItalian; bellum Italicum: the Social War of 91–88 BC between Rome and its Italian allies
ala, -ae, f.wing
Tauriānus, -a, -umTaurian; ala Tauriana: a cavalry regiment stationed at Lyon
tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentumstretch out; hold out
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
Raeticus (Rhaeticus), -a, -umRaetian, of Raetia; Alpēs Raeticae: the Raetian Alps
cōpia, -ae, f.supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops
mora, -ae, f.delay
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
minus, comp. adv.less
statim, adv.on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
adiungo, -iungere, -iūnxī, -iūnctusjoin to, join
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdoubt, hesitate
Tacitus, Historiae I. Latin text: C. D. Fisher, Cornelii Taciti Historiarum Libri (Oxford, 1911), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.